Mount Tamalpais and Muir Woods Railway
GPTKB entity
Statements (23)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
heritage railway
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gptkbp:closed |
1930
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gptkbp:country |
gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:culturalHeritage |
remnants visible in Mount Tamalpais State Park
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gptkbp:endPoint |
gptkb:Mount_Tamalpais_summit
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gptkbp:gauge |
narrow gauge
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
early mountain tourist railway
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Mount Tamalpais and Muir Woods Railway
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gptkbp:length |
8.19 miles
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gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Marin_County,_California
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gptkbp:locomotiveType |
steam
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gptkbp:nickname |
The Crookedest Railroad in the World
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gptkbp:notableFeature |
Gravity Car descent
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gptkbp:opened |
1896
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gptkbp:primaryUse |
tourism
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gptkbp:replacedBy |
automobile roads
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gptkbp:route_feature |
steep grades
281 curves |
gptkbp:serves |
gptkb:Muir_Woods_National_Monument
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gptkbp:startPoint |
gptkb:Mill_Valley
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gptkbp:trackGauge |
3 ft (914 mm)
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:West_Point_Inn
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
8
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